President Biden nominates Wooster Alumna for assistant secretary of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
Patricia Ross ’06 nominated for key role based on her career in domestic policy
Investigating the “logic puzzle” of traditional Chinese medicine: deciphering the cooperative protective effect of natural remedies against oxidative damage
Name: Kejun “Coco” Liu Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Sara Martin, Dr. James West (second reader) Humans are under constant threat from […]
Rednecks, Hillbillies, and White Trash in the Living Room: A Rhetorical Analysis of Reality Television’s Construction of Appalachian Regional Identity
Name: Bradlee Elizabeth Hartman Major: Communication Studies Minor: English Advisors: Dr. Rohini S. Singh Reality television is one of America’s guiltiest pleasures because it […]
The Synthesis of Bio-Based Degradable Super Absorbent Polymers Through Employment of Multimetallic Catalysts
Student Name: Kamron Knowlton Major: Chemistry Advisor: Lilliana S. Morris Polymers are an ever growing part of our daily lives through their brief product […]
SNAPPED: Examining how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Food Access Impact Health Outcomes Among Low- income/Low-access (LILA) Populations in Georgia
Student Name: Paige Clay Majors: Political Science, Africana Studies Advisor: Avi Munoz, Fiacre Bienvenu The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the leading food […]
The Bees’ Needs: Dietary Additives as a Method to Reduce Pesticide Toxicity in Honey Bees
Student Name: Brittany Leyda Major: Biology Minor: Spanish Advisors: Dr. Laura Sirot, Dr. Reed Johnson, Dr. Stephen Ferguson Dr. Melissa M. Schultz Sustainability and […]
Investigation of Fire Propagation using Discrete Tree Simulations
Student Name: Handeul Son Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Niklas Manz & Cody Leary Click here to view Handeul’s presentation. (NOTE: A Wooster login […]
Bright Moon in Mountain Wind
Student Name: Yuqi (Amanda) Han Majors: Chinese Studies, Biology Advisor: Ziying You & Mark Graham Best Creative Exploration Award The danmei, called tanbi in […]
A Case of Heartburn: Replicating the Heart’s Electrical Signals with Fire
Student Name: Craig Klumpp Major: Physics Advisor: Niklas Manz, Susan Lehman Typically, when someone mentions fire, a person’s first thought is that of a […]
Creating an Event Horizon Analogue using the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction
Student Name: Megan Fisher Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Dr. Niklas Manz, Dr. John Lindner (second reader) The purpose of this thesis was to […]
Identity Effects of Female Rap Artists
Student Name: Kobe Matesic Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Melissa Rizzo Weller, Michelle Johnson This study aimed to understand the relationship and influence between certain […]
Antidepressant Effects of Sleep Deprivation Chronotherapy in Male and Female Sprague-Dawley Rats
Student Name: Rachel Backstrom Major: Neuroscience Minor: Biology Advisor: Dr. Amy Jo Stavnezer Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects a wide range of people and, […]
Birth Work, Reproductive Justice, and Communities of Care
Student Name: Hannah Lane-Davies Majors: Anthropology, Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Advisor: Dr. Christa Craven; Second reader: Dr. Tom Tierney Caring for pregnant and […]
Breaking News: Sustainable Fashion is In & Fast Fashion is Out; Constructions of Sustainable Consumption in Fast Fashion Advertising
Student Name: Camryn Rosenstein Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Dr. Nii Nikoi & Dr. Ahmet Atay Dr. Melissa M. Schultz Sustainability and the Environment Award […]
The Effects of Masculinity and Attachment Style on Perceptions of School Shooters and the Prevention of School Shootings
Student Name: Matt Olszewski Major: Psychology Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Mike Casey; Second reader: Dr. Ashley Abraham Attachment research has largely focused on the […]
"Love is a Bulletproof Vest": Protest as an Exploration of Women’s Right to the City
Student Name: Sarah Duran Major: Sociology Advisor: Heather Fitz Gibbon Utilizing interviews, participant observation, and documentary photography, this study investigates how women claim their […]
The Great Outdoors, Indoors: An Evaluation of Green Spaces and Housing Prices in Pittsburgh, PA
Student Name: Will McCullough Major: Economics Minor: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Moses Luri Green spaces, or public parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields, are a community […]
Paradoxical Descriptions of Divine Beings
Student Name: Tiago Garcia Ferrer Majors: English, Religious Studies Advisors: Bhakti Mamtora & Bryan Alkemeyer Most Joyful Award Within almost every mythology on earth […]
Social Dependent, Independent Learners and Their Online Learning
Student Name: Isabella Ilievski Majors: Psychology, Education Advisor: Dr. Michelle Colvin The recent increase of online learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred […]
The “Shut Up and Dribble” Conundrum: A Qualitative Cyber Ethnographic Analysis of LeBron James’ and Stephen Curry’s Social Media Activism on The Black Lives Matter Movement and Low-Income Education
Student Name: Chloe Burdette Major: Communication Studies Minor: Global Media and Digital Studies Advisor: Dr. Rob Razzante, Second Reader: Dr. Ahmet Atay The purpose […]